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Bet on the 141st Belmont Stakes now!

Jeffdstuff — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:22:51 +0000

The final leg of this year’s Triple Crown race is finally here.

The final leg of the Triple Crown will be the 141st Belmont Stakes on June 6th, and sadly, there will be no rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra.

Rachel Alexandra (was 9/4 on the 2009 Belmont odds) has been withdrawn and two more horses have been added to the betting options.

There are a ton of quality horses with a chance at the title remaining in the race and this one could very well come down to the final wire with a photo finish being the only way to decide who takes home the 2009 Belmont Stakes title.

Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mine That Bird becomes an ever bigger favorite with the withdrawal of Rachel Alexandra. The three-year-old thoroughbred currently sits at 2/3 on the 2009 Belmont Stakes odds.

His runner-up finish at Pimlico earned him a 106 Beyer, his career best, and qualifies as a sharp prep and a stakes win this year to go with his Kentucky Derby victory. Although he has rallied from off the pace in the first two legs of the Triple Crown trail, he won using a stalking trip during his championship juvenile season in Canada so we awarded him the point for running style, as stalking the pace 1-5 lengths behind is preferable in the Belmont over front-runners or closers.

His only negatives include too many starts as a juvenile, has no starts at Belmont Park and a dosage index of above 4.

Rachel Alexandra, the Preakness-winning filly, is out of the 2009 Belmont Stakes, freeing jockey Calvin Borel to ride Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in the 1 1/2-mile ‘’Test of the Champion.'’

Rachel Alexandra’s majority owner Jess Jackson...

Can Big Brown win the 2008 Belmont Stakes next to capture the Triple Crown title?

Jeffdstuff — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:40:58 +0000

Big Brown dominated again, making the colt only a win away to capture the Triple Crown title.

Big Brown won the 2008 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico after winning the Kentucky Derby, making him merely a win away from the elusive Triple Crown.

With Big Brown already winning two of the three races for the Triple Crown, the focus now shifts for the 2008 Belmont Stakes. These guys around Big Brown were so confident that they were already talking about the third leg of the Triple Crown trail even BEFORE the second leg was underway.

Of course, Big Brown winning the Belmont Stakes to capture the 2008 Triple Crown series title will indeed make horse racing history since it’s been a while since this sport had a Triple Crown winner.

But the fact of the matter is, it’s still a little too early to talk about that, right now, we should just probably admire the colt and how he dominated the field again for the second straight race.

Big Brown did not disappoint horse racing fans after winning the 133rd Preakness Stakes last weekend. The colt, a 3-year-old with a perfect record, now heads for the 2008 Belmont Stakes in three weeks as only the fourth horse in this decade to try for the Triple Crown title. Big Brown won by 5 lengths, Macho Again was second and Icabad Crane was third.

‘’I looked between my legs, under my arms, and they were eight (lengths) behind me,'’ Big Brown’s jockey, Kent Desormeaux, said. Big Brown slipped a bit while breaking from the middle of an undistinguished pack and jockey Kent Desormeaux took him off the pace in front of 112,222 fans.

‘’He’s so strong, he powered out with his...''

2007 Belmont Stakes to conclude Triple Crown series

Jeffdstuff — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:28:00 +0000

Unfortunately, the search for the next Triple Crown champion will still continue. As you all know by now, there won’t be a Triple Crown champion this year. Everybody was rooting for Street Sense to do it after winning the 2007 Kentucky Derby, but it all ended when Curlin won the next leg of the Triple [...]

Carl Nafzger still unsure if Street Sense will run at Belmont

Jeffdstuff — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:42:53 +0000

To racing fans itching to know if Kentucky Derby champ Street Sense and Preakness Stakes winner Curlin will face off at the June 9 Belmont Stakes: Chill out! Street Sense trainer Carl Nafzger said a decision on the June 9 Belmont Stakes will probably be made by the middle of next week while Curlin will [...]

Can Street Sense put some SENSE back in the 2007 Belmont Stakes?

Jeffdstuff — Tue, 29 May 2007 02:45:08 +0000

For Street Sense, the Triple Crown was not to be won this year. Carl Nafzger, trainer of the new 2007 Derby champ, Street Sense, is disappointed that their road for the Triple Crown took an abrupt exit at the Pimlico Race Course. The way Curlin barely edged Street Sense was specifically painful for Nafzger, after [...]

Belmont Stakes Contenders: Curlin vs Street Sense vs Hard Spun still a possibility

Jeffdstuff — Fri, 25 May 2007 08:53:18 +0000

Now that Street Sense has been denied a shot at a Triple Crown, the most intriguing angle of the June 9 Belmont Stakes could be all three Derby and Preakness finishers could show up in New York on June 9 for the Belmont Stakes, too. Two of three – Curlin and Hard Spun – are [...]

Belmont Stakes field still undecided

Jeffdstuff — Tue, 22 May 2007 04:31:37 +0000

After Curlin’s win by a head over Street Sense in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, Street Sense’s trainer Carl Nafzger laments on his colt’s lost chance at being the first Breeder’s Cup Juvenile and Triple Crown winner. “My horse ran great. I got outran. That’s horse racing. If you can’t enjoy watching a $5,000 claimer give you [...]

Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense will try to win Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown

Jeffdstuff — Sun, 06 May 2007 12:44:01 +0000

The Preakness Stakes hunt is on for Street Sense and six times in the last 10 years has the Kenticky Derby champion gone on to win race in Pimlico. Other horses expected to contest the Preakness include Chelokee, the Florida Derby third-place finisher; Coolmore Lexington winner Slew’s Tizzy; Federico Tesio winner Xchanger; and one or [...]

2007 Kentucky Derby Results: Street Sense wins!

Jeffdstuff — Sun, 06 May 2007 11:34:38 +0000

Three-year old Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense left 19 other horses in his dust. Street Sense paid out $11.80 to win, $6.40 to place and $4.60 to show. Let’s see where they all landed. Finishing 2 1/2 lengths behind in second place was Hard Spun, paying $9.80 tto place and $7 to show. Previously unbeaten [...]

Kentucky Contenders battle it out Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream

Jeffdstuff — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:23:54 +0000

Nobiz Like Showbiz is the favorite to win the $350,000 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) Stakes 1 1/8 mile at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The top three finishers from the Holy Bull Stakes – Nobiz Like Shobiz, Drums of Thunder, and Scat Daddy – go head-to-head on Saturday, March 3 for the $350,000 Fountain of [...]